Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-10
FIFTY YEARS.
The Golden Wedding of Rev. DIR. and
Mrs n & HasyeII

The Golden wedding OF Rev. Dr. and
Mrs. c. S. HasweIl.
DR.. C. S. Haswell and wife were long
residents of Sacramento, where they en-
joyed the esteem and respect of the COM
munity When DR.. Haswell entered the
ministry he was called away from Sacra-
mento, but frequently visits his old home.
Recently in San Francisco, at the residence
of their daughter, Mrs. VIM. II. Mills, the
venerable couple celebrated the tiftieth an
niversary of their marriage. The following
interesting account of it is given by the
San Francisco Examiner of Thursday
The fitch anniversary of the marriage of
Rev and Mrs Charles Salem Haswell was cele-
brated at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. William
H. Mills, No. $40 Taylor street, last Saturday.
The beautiful ornamentation of the house was
composed of holly berries and their leaves and
q quantity of smilax. About. the rooms were
numerous flower pieces, gifts from many friends.
The venerable couple who have passed SO many
years together, were married in 1887, in AM
herst, o. Their present home is jacksonville.
In the afternoon their friends were received in
the evening their relatives only participated
in the celebration. Among those who came in
the afternoon TO pay their respects and give
their hearty congratulations were Judge Taylor
and Mr.. Norcross, who came as representatives
of the Independent Order OF Odd Fellows, of
which MI. ddSWt1 Is Ill lllSu /,
committee composed of Reys. W.
Currier, II. C. Benson B. +. Crarey, DIR. J..
Coyle, DR.. J. II. Wythe, Mr.. Bovard and Mrs.
Coyle, Mrs. Wythe and Mrs. Crarey, representing
the Ministerial Association. bearing an ele-
CANT gold present and Rev. N. Boyard, who
read poetical greeting from Rev. DR.. Nj. c.
Briggs Of Napa. Among those present were Mr.
and Mrs James NJ Pierce, Rev Dr. stebbins
George B. Katzenstein of Sacramento, who rep
resented the Independent Order OF Good Tenn
plars Rev. DIR. J. D. Hammond, Rev. DIR. H. c.
benson, Judge and Mrs. Niles Searls. Hon.
and Mrs B. f. futile, Col. E. A. Belcher, Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred B. Ford, Mrs. Harron and Mrs. A. L.
Rodgers. Mr. Katzenstein who is the Grand Sec
rotary of that association, presented in behalf of
the Executive Committee costly aud beautiful
gold and bronze clock. The presentation speech
was answered by Rev. DR.. Haswell. After
this Judge and Mis-. Thompson, Mrs. NJ. Z. Rich
ardson and Mrs. Plumber of Oakland called as
representatives of the Bands OF Hope of
the State, to which 5000 children belong. The
committee presented a goid-enameled badge.
Mrs. Pierce then contributed vocal solo, emit
tied Darby and JOAN" and was followed by
Enough To Do" Judge and Mrs. Searls pre-
scented gold headed cane to Mr. Haswell, and
a gold thinible to Mrs. Haswen. Mr.. and Mrs.
B. +. futile brought with them a handsome re-
membrance. Mr. futile and Mr.. Haswell served
together in the Legislature in 1864. Senator
A. l.. Chandler from suffer county presented
valuable gift. Rev. DR.. Benson, on behalf of
the Local Preachers Association OF San Fran
neat little speech to which DR.. Haswell re-
sponded on behalf of himself and wife. Re-
freshments were served i'll the library, and eat
ing became general, E. A. Belcher, formerly Of
Marysville, being among the early guests.
In the evening the children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Haswen were present. They were Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick b. Haswell and child, of Oakland; Mr..
and Mrs William p. Haswell and child. of West
Oakland; MIR. and Mrs. William H. Mills and
three children, of this city; Mr.. and Mrs Ed F.
Haswen and child, of Vaeaville; Mr.. and Mrs.
John W. Reeves and child, of Sacramento; Mr..
and Mrs Charles G. Haswell and two children,
of San Francisco, and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Z.
Haswell, of San jose. During the evening the
following programme was rendered Address,
+. b. Haswell, recounting the achievements of
the father as a selfmade man. as Assemblyman
and State Senator in the field of politics. as
Grand Master of the Independent Order of Odd
elbows and Grand Worthy Chief Templar of
the Good TemplarS and in the Band of Hope
and Orphans Home work in fraternal labors,
and as a minister of the Gospel two and one
half years at Eureka, one year at West
Oakland, three years at Lodi, three years at Red
Bluff and now in his second year at Watson
vile. And in concluding his remarks upon the
varied services of his father, he said: I" And in
none of these relations did you ever have an
enemy mean enough to even whisper that you
were actuaed by any motive less than the
highest good to your fellow-men. Such course
OF life is not calculated to swell ones bank ac-
count, and yet on this day by unanimous voice
we say to you it pays. There's untold wealth in
such character Poem and song, Miss Bessie
Mills; poem, composed by Mrs. Anna Morrison
Reed, read by Mis-. Mills; piano solo. Miss Eva
Reeves; poem of greeting, Mrs. Mills; piano
solo, Miss Belle Haswell address, Rev. Mr.. Has
well. SUPPER was then served, and the most
enjoyable time kept up until late hour.
DIR. Haswelrs family are long-lived family.
One brother. Rev. James Haswell, spent thirty
five years as a missionary in Burmah and trans
lated the New Testament into Burmese. He is
buried at Malmain, in Burmah. In his own i'm
mediate family-children and grandchildren
there has not been a death for fOrty-three years.
Rev. DIR. Charles Salem Haswell was born in
Bennington, VT, in 1875, and was married at
Amherst Ohio in January ], 1887, to Miss
Fanny Patchen who was born in Rochester n.
Y, in 1915, so that both are now in the I'D
year of their age, and both are hale and hearty,
looking fifteen or twenty years younger than
they really are. They came to California in 1886.